Title 37 — Property
6 chapters · 50 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 37.1501 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, “Samoan” or “Samoan descent” includes American Samoans of at least one-half Samoan blood and persons born on other islands of the Pacific Ocean who are of at least one-half Polynesian, Melanesian or Micronesian blood and who reside in American Samoa. Hist…
A.S.C.A. § 37.1502 Power and authority for agreement of separation-Recording agreement-Encumbrances
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(a) The senior matai in charge of communal lands belonging to his family, or the male members of the family owning and residing on communal lands, or the owner of individually owned lands or freehold lands, shall have the power and authority, as limited by this chapter, to agree …
A.S.C.A. § 37.1503 Execution of agreement
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(a) If the person seeking to separate a structure from communal lands is not the matai in charge of the communal lands upon which the structure is or is proposed to be erected, the agreement shall be executed on behalf of the owners of the land by the matai of the family. (b) If …
A.S.C.A. § 37.1504 Notice of receipt of instrument
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(a) When an instrument entered into in accordance with this chapter is offered to the Territorial Registrar for recording, he shall give notice of the receipt of the instrument by causing a written notice thereof in both the English and Samoan languages to be posted on the buildi…
A.S.C.A. § 37.1505 Recordation of separation not objected to
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If no objection to the separation of a building from the lands is filed with the Territorial Registrar within 30 days after the posting, the Territorial Registrar shall record the agreement, together with proof of the required posting. History: 1962, PL 7-23; 1968, PL 10-56.
A.S.C.A. § 37.1506 Objections-Hearing-Decision
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(a) If objections are filed within 30 days after posting of notice, the Territorial Registrar shall so inform the Chief Justice, and the matter shall be set down for trial in the High Court as a civil matter, and all interested persons shall be notified of the time and place of t…